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Macklemore Releases “Hind’s Hall”, Profits To Relief Efforts
Macklemore released a new single, "Hind's Hall" in tribute with the protesters at Columbia University and other U.S. colleges denouncing the conflict in Gaza. The artist shared the song on social media on Monday night.
Macklemore Honors 2 Years of Sobriety After Pandemic Relapse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The fans of Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore were surprised to find out that the artist was marking almost two years of being sober after a relapse during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Thrift Shop” rapper broke the news to the public on Sunday (July 24th) in a video he posted to the TikTok social media platform. He was smiling, appearing shirtless and baring his distinct chest tattoos. “I relapsed during the first summer of COVID,” he wrote in the clip’s caption. “Today I have 694 days clean. Love you guys ❤️” The video also highlighted his latest single, “Chant.” Macklemore encouraged others to share their journey with alcohol and substance abuse and recovery in the comments, and many obliged. One...
Macklemore Drafts Tones & I For Comeback Single, ‘Chant’
It has been 10 years since rapper Macklemore broke out of Seattle with the singles “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us,” and today (July 22), the artist is back with a bang on his new song “Chant,” featuring Tones And I. The pair performed the song this morning on “Good Morning America” live from New York’s Central Park. The uplifting “Chant” was produced by longtime Macklemore collaborator Budo (Joshua Karp) and was co-written with him in tandem with Seattle cohorts such as hip-hop artist Tyler Andrews and producer/arranger Andrew Joslyn. In its accompanying Jake Magraw-directed black-and-white video, Macklemore salutes his Seattle roots with concert footage from Memorial Stadium, references to the hopeful return of the Seattle Supersonics (who moved to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder in...
Macklemore Returns With New Tones And I Collab: Stream It Now
We’re far removed from the days of “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love,” but the Macklemore train just keeps on chugging. The Grammy-winning Seattle rapper dropped his first single of 2022 on Friday (July 21). Titled “Chant,” the new single features Tones and I and makes its debut alongside a music video co-directed by Macklemore and Jake Magraw. Macklemore started teasing the song two weeks ago (July 6) with a black-and-white Instagram post of him writing the phrase “1. Chant” on a whiteboard. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Ahead of the song’s release, Macklemore teased “Chant” with several snippets on TikTok and Instagram. “I was supposed to be a one hit ringer / Now I got too many rings and not enough fingers,” he raps on the gospel-inflected trac...
Macklemore Is Now a Minority Owner of Seattle Kraken Hockey Team
The Seattle Kraken NHL expansion team is adding some additional star power to their ownership group. The Kraken announced Monday (April 18) that Grammy winner Macklemore and former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch are joining the minority investor group. The two are taking small stakes in the franchise but bringing big ideas about community engagement and outreach to go along with their financial commitment. One of the original members of Seattle’s ownership group was Hollywood film maker Jerry Bruckheimer. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I’d say that perhaps we didn’t need just two more investors. But these are investors who uniquely want to help us in the community and are excited about what we’re doing,” Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke told T...
Kygo to Take Cabo With New “Palm Tree Music Festival Getaway”
Kygo and his Palm Tree Crew have met their moniker match in Cabo San Lucas, an upscale Mexican resort city home to seven whole species of coconut bearers. The team will take to the town this December for the inaugural edition of “Palm Tree Music Festival Getaway.” Part luxury retreat and part party, the all-inclusive event will offer whale watching, volleyball and golf in addition to a star-studded DJ lineup. Sam Feldt, Nora En Pure, Gryffin and SOFI TUKKER are among those slated to perform. Kygo himself will also make several appearances, and Macklemore comes billed as a special guest. Ticket packages are on sale here for the December 2-6 festival, via event partner Pollen. Attendees can also choose from a variety of luxury add-ons, like a boat party with ...
Macklemore’s White Guilt When He Won Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar Led To Drug Abuse
Source: Johnny Louis/WENN.com / WENN History has shown us that The Grammys doesn’t reflect nor truly represent our culture. One of their biggest gaffes apparently caused one performer to turn to illegal substances. As spotted on AllHipHop.com Macklemore was a recent guest on Talib Kweli’s People’s Party show. The two discussed his meteoric rise in 2012 with the release of The Heist with Ryan Lewis. The album would go on to put his name on the map via the crossover single “Thrift Shop”. Naturally, his Grammy Award win for Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in 2014 came up during the conversation. To hear the Seattle native tell it, the win was a bigger curse than it was a gift. “It wasn’t just the Grammys that we won. We won every f***ing thing,”...
Late As Hell Macklemore Airs Out Cheeto Jesus & MAGA Nation In “Trump’s Over” Freestyle
Source: Johnny Louis/WENN.com / WENN Now that the “Racist-In-Chief” Donald Trump is finally out the White House and sheltering at Mar-A-Lago awaiting the first of many indictments and lawsuits, Macklemore has decided to throw a little salt in the MAGA wound with a new freestyle airing them and Donnie out. Stepping behind the mic with his pornstache in tow, the Seattle rapper took aim at Trump, his horde of white nationalists, and even liberals who overlooked the sociopolitical issues that the resistance fought for and against for the past 4 years. Immediately going on the attack on his “Trump’s Over Freestyle,” Macklemore kicked off the rhyme by rapping, “All you high fiving, MAGA white boys drinkin’ White Claw/care about your taxes more than human rights, sign off/you no mask wearin,’ big...
